IllustrationREAR PASSANGER SIDE WINDOW IS DEFECTIVE. ALSO THREE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME WINDOW.*AK
1993 Mazda 929
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
19 reportsPURCHASED 4 TIRES 12/17/98 @129,217MILES. TIRES WERE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED SEVEN(7) TIMES BETWEEN PURCHASE DATE AND FAILUR DATE OF 8/21/00 TIRES STILL HAD 6-7/32 OF RUBBER ON TREAD WHEN 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAD THE TREAD SEPERATE FROM THE CASING. TIRES COMPLETELY FAILED WITH PLENTY OF RUBBER STILL LE…
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PURCHASED 4 TIRES 12/17/98 @129,217MILES. TIRES WERE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED SEVEN(7) TIMES BETWEEN PURCHASE DATE AND FAILUR DATE OF 8/21/00 TIRES STILL HAD 6-7/32 OF RUBBER ON TREAD WHEN 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAD THE TREAD SEPERATE FROM THE CASING. TIRES COMPLETELY FAILED WITH PLENTY OF RUBBER STILL LEFT. I DRIVE 35,000-40,000 MILES A YEAR ALL ROAD MILAGE. ON EVERY PREVIOUS SET OF TIRES I HAVE GOTTEN 10,000-15,000 ADDITIONAL MILES, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE RATED AT 50,000. I DO NOT FEEL THE TIRES SHOUD HAVE A COMPLETE FAILURE WITH THIS MUCH TREAD LEFT ON THEM. HAD I NOT TAKEN CAR IN FOR NORMAL ROTATION AND BALANCE, AND THE DEALER POINTED OUT THE TREAD SEPERATION INSTEAD OF ON INTERSTATE 4 THE OUT COME MAY HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. 3 OUT OF THE TIRES COULD HAVE COME APART AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, AND QUITE FRANKLY COULD HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 20565SR15 )
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 80 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER PULLED OVER WHILE TIRE STILL HAD AIR, THEN WENT FLAT. BRIDGETONE, TURANZA, P205/65 R15 92H AND DOT # EM9LDLF127. *AK TREAD SEPARATION OCCURD TO TWO TIRES AT 1500 MILES INTERVAL. *YH
WHEN PUSHING AUTOMATIC BUTTON CONSUMER CAN HERE THE MOTOR RUNNING, BUT WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE. IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDOW UP, CONSUMER HAS TO OPEN DOOR AND USE BOTH HANDS TO PULL UP WINDOW MANUALLY. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL THREE WINDOWS. *AK
REAR WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO ROLL UP.
SEAT FRAME BROKE DUE TO WELD FAILURE.
DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES BACK & FORTH WHENEVER THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE SEAT IS VERY UNSTABLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BECOMES VERY LOOSE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH DURING ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION, AND BRAKING. VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN, WELDED SECTION OF SEAT ADJUSTER ROD BROKE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING DITCH AND ROLL OVER.
SUSPENSION IS POOR CAUSING REAR END OF VEHICLE TO FISH TAIL ON WET OR SLIPPERY ROADS.
Official recalls
115V674000 · Electrical System:ignition:switch
Oct 19, 2015
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's number for this recall is 8715J.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.